not in Chinese
méi ·not; have not (past/possession negation) ·7 strokes HSK 1
not in Chinese is 没, pronounced méi.
How to write 没
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Stroke order of 没
HSK level
HSK 1没 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
没 in a sentence
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我 没 有 钱 。I have no money.
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他 没 来 上 班 。He didn't come to work.
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我 还 没 吃 饭 。I haven't eaten yet.
没 vs 不 vs 别
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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不 negates present, future, habituals and adjectives — 我不去 'I won't go'. 没 negates completed past and possession — 我没去 'I didn't go', 没有钱 'no money'.
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别 bié don't (imperative)
Commands take 别 — 别走 'don't go'. 没 never gives commands.